Domain
Sales Explode With a $3 Million Sale and Four 6-Figure Sales Logged
Over Past Two Weeks

Americans expect to see fireworks on
July 4thbut they arrived more than a month early in the
domain aftermarket with the top five sales alone totaling more
than $4 million over the past two weeks. The boom has actually
been going on all year. As I noted in a talk at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
West conference in Las Vegas last
week, total dollar volume for sales reported to us in
the first quarter of this year was up 47% over the same
quarter a year ago (I'll be sharing all of the data I talked about
at the show in a pair of upcoming newsletters).

Since I was away for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. there
was no sales column last week, but I will bring you completely up
to date on all sales reported since our last report with this
double length edition. We are also expanding our usual Top 20 Charts
to 40 positions each to accommodate the double dose of data.

By
Ron Jackson

Sex.xxx led the sales parade over
the past two week's with the ICM Registry's blockbuster $3
millionsale
of that domain to Barron Innovations (a major operator of
adult websites). ICM,
who operates the .xxx registry, also sold Barron a group of more
than 40 other .xxx domains for an additional $2 million. Sex.xxx
becomes the biggest non .com domain sale of the year
and the third biggest sale in any extension. As most of you know,
the biggest all cash domain sale ever reported also included the
keyword sex with Sex.com changing hands for $13 million.

That chart topper was followed by a
quartet of impressive six-figure sales led by DataCenter.com,
a domain that was acquired
by XBT Holding Ltd. for $500,000 in a private
transaction. Heritage
Auctions filled the #3 slot with LK.com, a sale
that closed at $287,500 after the name was auctioned off in
their April domain and IP event.

The fortnight's biggest ccTLD sale (and
one of the year's 10 biggest in that category), #4 Kaffee.de
("coffee" in German) continued the six-figure onslaught
with Sedo
collecting $136,000 for that domain. NameJet
rounded out the fab five with Liao.com at $100,000.

The .coms had a dominant outing,
sweeping 35 of the 41 chart entries (the extra spot resulted from a
six-way tie for the final position). If the arrival of new gTLDs
has affected .com in any way, it is certainly not showing in the
aftermarket results. I noted above that total dollar sales volume in
1Q-2014 for all extensions was up 47% year over year, but if you
break out .com sales alone they outperformed the overall market soaring
60% over the same quarter in 2013.

The ccTLDs and non .com gTLDs had three
chart entries each, with the country codes putting a second name in
the top ten - #10 Moda.tv, a name that was sold by Legacy
Fund LLC for $30,000. The non .com gTLDs put a second name
in the top 20 with the $20,125 sale of Smart.org
through Heritage Auctions coming in at #18.

Here is how all of the sales leaders
stacked up for the two weeks ending Sunday, June 1:

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The
DN Journal Top 20Reported
Domain Sales - Mon. May 19, 2014 - Sun. June 1, 2014Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $)
is Based on Rates in Effect June 4, 2014

Domain

Sold For

Where
Sold

1.

Sex.xxx

$3,000,000

ICM Registry

2.

DataCenter.com

$500,000

Pvt Sale

3.

LK.com

$287,500

Heritage Auctions

4.

Kaffee.de("coffee" in German)

€100,000 = $136,000

Sedo

5.

Liao.com

$100,000

NameJet

6.

GunParts.com

$57,500

Heritage Auctions

7.

SAI.com

$50,100

NameJet

8.

Bouqs.com

$40,000

Sedo

9.

Wohnung.com

€25,500 = $34,680

Sedo

10.

Moda.tv

$30,000

Legacy Fund

11.

PerfectBalance.com

$28,450

Go Daddy/Afternic

12.

Zapping.com

$28,000

Sedo

13.

UNP.com

$25,399

NameJet

14.
tie

Compounding.com

$25,000

Go Daddy/Afternic

14.
tie

NBO.com

$25,000

NameJet

14.
tie

StandardInsurance.com

$25,000

Go Daddy/Afternic

14.
tie

Xovi.com

$25,000

Sedo

18.

Smart.org

$20,125

Heritage Auctions

19.

UGC.com

$20,010

NameJet

20.
tie

AppDay.com

$20,000

Go Daddy/Afternic

20.
tie

FlyAzul.com

$20,000

Go Daddy/Afternic

20.
tie

WZRC.com

$20,000

Go Daddy/Afternic

23.

GGN.com

$19,999

NameJet

24.

NationalPay.com

$17,500

Go Daddy/Afternic

25.

PontoonBoats.com

$16,055

NameJet

26.

MyTravelPlan.com

$15,500

Go Daddy/Afternic

27.

Accutab.com

$15,000

Go Daddy/Afternic

28.

AmazingSpace.com

$13,750

Sedo

29.

Password.org

€10,000 = $13,600

Sedo

30.

QGOGConstellation.com

$13,500

Go Daddy/Afternic

31.

Tablet.tv

$13,000

Sedo

32.

BQB.com

£7,500 = $12,525

Sedo

33.
tie

1225.com

$12,500

Go Daddy/Afternic

33.
tie

WorldOfWarriors.com

$12,500

Sedo

35.

YIA.com

$12,322

NameJet

36.
tie

FirstPosition.com

$12,000

Sedo

36.
tie

GoBold.com

$12,000

Go Daddy/Afternic

36.
tie

iReviews.com

$12,000

Sedo

36.
tie

LadyClothing.com

$12,000

Go Daddy/Afternic

36.
tie

LandLease.com

$12,000

Go Daddy/Afternic

36.
tie

ProTrend.com

$12,000

Sedo

Keep in mind that these are the highest
value cash only sales that have been reported to us in the
past week. This column is meant to be an educational tool,
not a complete list documenting ALL high
value domain sales. Such a list is impossible to produce
because many sales are kept private at the insistence of
buyers, sellers or both. Our procedure for verifying the
accuracy of domain sales reports is available here.

There were ten more five-figure sales
off the chart led by Sedo's $11,688 sale of MyMart.com.
They also moved JobBoerse.berlin for $10,880, Zweitbank.de
for $10,200 and Gero.com for $10,001.

Go
Daddy/Afternic added $11,500 for eMailSignatures.com
and $10,000 each for Awesome.de and Sendle.com.

NameJet notched $10,400 for UTH.com and $10,100
for IPSA.com while NetFleet.com.au
banked $10,276 for SouthernCross.com.au.

.Com Supporting
Cast

Go Daddy/Afternic led the .com supporting cast of four-figure
.com sales with a pair of $9,999 sales, one for 11X.com
and the other PIWY.com. Obert.com added $9,500,
1MI.com made $9,022 and CrimpingTools.com
cracked $9,000.

Go Daddy/Afternic had 176 more four-figure .com sales ranging
from $2,000 to $6,500 that are listed in the table
below:

Additional
Go Daddy/Afternic .com Sales Between $2,000 - $6,500

heyha.com

$6,500

privatetailor.com

$3,000

mdsupport.com

$6,300

renan.com

$3,000

esanta.com

$6,000

urbanequity.com

$3,000

streamcare.com

$6,000

chaoyuehk.com

$2,999

truestream.com

$6,000

cbos.com

$2,995

burntv.com

$5,877

wowtrip.com

$2,995

dealersearch.com

$5,849

netero.com

$2,970

spystore.com

$5,700

twci.com

$2,900

evidence360.com

$5,500

makmedia.com

$2,888

myembrace.com

$5,500

mobilecycle.com

$2,888

socialdock.com

$5,500

ownvacations.com

$2,888

asiagaming.com

$5,000

andand.com

$2,880

LandscapeDesignSoftware.com

$5,000

smallspaces.com

$2,800

onevest.com

$5,000

forceofnature.com

$2,750

SPOTLIT.com

$5,000

hollerit.com

$2,750

hrnation.com

$4,999

magentosupport.com

$2,750

privatus.com

$4,999

canadianroofing.com

$2,700

thermoactive.com

$4,999

digicodes.com

$2,688

everythingdigital.com

$4,995

fooddeliver.com

$2,688

securebrowse.com

$4,988

gemstoneshop.com

$2,688

bikeshop360.com

$4,975

clinicaltherapists.com

$2,675

armedforcesinsurance.com

$4,888

gthlaw.com

$2,650

uedg.com

$4,788

amities.com

$2,500

clearwireless.com

$4,750

believeachieve.com

$2,500

jakartafair.com

$4,750

bonabo.com

$2,500

MISSIONLOCAL.com

$4,750

campused.com

$2,500

ONDINE.com

$4,750

colombani.com

$2,500

opticoat.com

$4,750

ecowork.com

$2,500

playmc.com

$4,750

eventopedia.com

$2,500

SAFEFUNDRAISING.com

$4,750

hrmadeeasy.com

$2,500

latinoentertainment.com

$4,588

jamnet.com

$2,500

juliocesar.com

$4,550

MURPHYLAWFIRM.com

$2,500

cryoparts.com

$4,500

pickapro.com

$2,500

guesty.com

$4,500

rivalfish.com

$2,500

cocoweb.com

$4,488

sosexylingerie.com

$2,500

omnisolutions.com

$4,388

thinkled.com

$2,500

limokc.com

$4,300

uklocalnews.com

$2,500

fxfi.com

$4,088

wwoofusa.com

$2,500

consumercreditreport.com

$4,051

jacksonhealth.com

$2,499

iapphacks.com

$4,051

vetequity.com

$2,495

airconcepts.com

$4,000

benchwatch.com

$2,488

evolvingmind.com

$4,000

leadingwithlove.com

$2,488

nationwideautosales.com

$4,000

metrodora.com

$2,488

NUMBber.com

$4,000

theroute.com

$2,488

renovatingforprofit.com

$4,000

soldd.com

$2,479

shop24x7.com

$3,950

personalcreditreport.com

$2,425

gmpco.com

$3,888

startupfuel.com

$2,425

marketbytes.com

$3,888

continentallife.com

$2,400

trinitylogic.com

$3,888

solider.com

$2,300

gaspro.com

$3,850

vidsnap.com

$2,300

notonemore.com

$3,788

synergygroups.com

$2,288

realz.com

$3,788

deluxea.com

$2,250

princessmanagement.com

$3,600

guibor.com

$2,250

safebee.com

$3,600

i-scan.com

$2,250

anythingvintage.com

$3,588

moveadvisor.com

$2,250

graduatecentral.com

$3,588

DIYJobs.com

$2,222

cmak.com

$3,500

windepot.com

$2,200

cuisinedelight.com

$3,500

drinksomething.com

$2,188

luxmotors.com

$3,500

expressstop.com

$2,188

rkive.com

$3,500

logicalconclusion.com

$2,160

cmgt.com

$3,495

moderngardens.com

$2,100

aurorahospitality.com

$3,488

educationlogic.com

$2,088

rlhco.com

$3,488

favouritethreads.com

$2,088

azth.com

$3,388

healthycrunch.com

$2,088

eduform.com

$3,388

marylandpride.com

$2,088

firstcommunitymortgage.com

$3,388

sellersadvantage.com

$2,088

scientificsystem.com

$3,388

sidestage.com

$2,088

sportdigital.com

$3,374

thaijournal.com

$2,088

edicia.com

$3,300

wmurphy.com

$2,088

digitalmanufacturing.com

$3,288

mobby.com

$2,077

landswap.com

$3,288

payremit.com

$2,070

teacherapproved.com

$3,250

bellaaurora.com

$2,046

cartergroup.com

$3,200

9magentothemes.com

$2,025

wordrights.com

$3,199

uaem.com

$2,025

flushotsusa.com

$3,125

11137.com

$2,000

ivytechcommunitycollege.com

$3,125

bleeple.com

$2,000

centerformen.com

$3,088

freefoods.com

$2,000

16n.com

$3,050

harveysupermarket.com

$2,000

autoinsurancecompany.com

$3,050

krian.com

$2,000

mujeza.com

$3,025

legacyremodeling.com

$2,000

analityx.com

$3,000

mimarimaket.com

$2,000

buyanycar.com

$3,000

omna.com

$2,000

gartontractor.com

$3,000

relationshipequity.com

$2,000

izuo.com

$3,000

stopburning.com

$2,000

masseria.com

$3,000

thisnewhouse.com

$2,000

meddys.com

$3,000

tradebattle.com

$2,000

motosurfgp.com

$3,000

tscapital.com

$2,000

pmpower.com

$3,000

wordroll.com

$2,000

Back at Sedo, Impactful.com produced
$9,999 while Brintelix.com and Brintellex.com
tallied $9,995 each. YNK.com contributed $8,999,
BestSublimation.com brought $8,500 and three
others - LAReserve.com, PremierArtists.com and YHS.com
sold for $8,000 apiece.

NameJet had 39 more four-figure sales ranging
from $2,100 to $5,600 that are listed in the table
below:

Additional
NameJet .com Sales Between $2,000 - $5,600

0364.com

$5,600

langdu.com

$2,700

alacrity.com

$5,300

researchpark.com

$2,700

4175.com

$5,188

kahvehane.com

$2,681

amador.com

$5,101

fafas.com

$2,600

wagonwheel.com

$4,999

healthcareit.com

$2,600

eprinting.com

$4,544

mooma.com

$2,600

insurancereview.com

$4,500

orthotic.com

$2,600

rehabclinic.com

$4,355

aask.com

$2,522

faru.com

$4,199

videoscope.com

$2,469

ccfund.com

$3,533

pompanobeachrealestate.com

$2,423

onlinerecharge.com

$3,433

retailmanagement.com

$2,411

substanceabusetreatment.com

$3,332

greatone.com

$2,404

privatized.com

$3,301

webnponline.com

$2,390

niza.com

$3,100

oxygentanks.com

$2,379

vertrag.com

$3,090

ldgroup.com

$2,322

overtone.com

$2,977

submersible.com

$2,255

choa.com

$2,900

walworth.com

$2,200

mi7.com

$2,800

weeddepot.com

$2,200

upek.com

$2,726

wanu.com

$2,100

ecofarms.com

$2,700

More sales from the Heritage Auctions event in
April were also closed, including a long string of three-letter
.coms: YLQ.com ($8,625), JHY.com ($8,050), JMO.com
($8,050), ZHL.com ($7,475), HQG.com ($6,900), NQZ.com
($6,900), WHJ.com ($6,900), KYU.com (sold for Sedo at
$6,900) and XKU.com ($5,750).

HA also moved GradedCoins.com for $4,600,
MercuryMan.com for $2,990 and DiamondExperts.com
for $2,070.

The ccTLDs were led by that big $136,000Kaffee.de sale through Sedo that you saw at the top of
this report (followed by the five five-figure sales that were
also noted in the all extension section above). The biggest sale
in this category that you haven't seen yet is #7 on our expanded
Country Code Top 40Chart. That is BCube.it, an Italian ccTLD
that went for $9,292 at Sedo.

The top ten was rounded out with three Sedo
sales - #8 WatchMovie.to at $8,650 and a pair tied
for #10, LivePerson.com.cn and Sena.com.br at $7,000
each, with #9 Pock.et ($7,500 at Rocketna.me)
sandwiched in between.

Sedo, as they always do, again dominated the
ccTLD group, accounting for 31 of the 41 charted sales (the
extra spot resulted from a four-way tie for the final position). Here is how the
country code sales stacked up for the week ending Sunday, June
1:

Country
Code Top 20 Highest Reported ccTLD
Sales: Mon. May 19, 2014 - Sun. June 1, 2014Euro/Pound to Dollar Conversions (€/£ to $)
is Based on Rates in Effect June 4, 2014

There were dozens of additional four-figure sales off the chart
with Sedo again accounting for the vast majority of those
including IT4Berlin.de at $2,992 and three others
at $,2720 apiece; Expertise.de, Proveedores.es
and Tube8.de.

Sedo had 32 more four-figure ccTLD sales
ranging from $1,000 to $2,719 that are listed in
the table below:

Additional
Sedo ccTLD Sales Between $1,000 - $2,719

teleshopping.be

$2,719

bergfuchs.de

$1,768

goodjobs.de

$2,652

putas.es

$1,768

good-jobs.de

$2,652

newyorkcity.co.uk

$1,662

oml.co.uk

$2,497

tattoomodel.de

$1,564

crowdfunding.at

$2,380

diesims4.de

$1,500

wbp.at

$2,312

roommates.de

$1,428

chino.es

$2,040

elitematch.de

$1,360

justgo.dk

$2,040

npogezond.nl

$1,360

lakeland.be

$2,004

protesen.de

$1,360

seniorshealth.co.uk

$2,004

racedechien.fr

$1,360

taxaccountant.co.uk

$2,004

schwangerschafts-streifen.de

$1,360

goedkopeuitvaart.nl

$2,000

cloudspeicher.de

$1,258

bonci.it

$1,958

home.do

$1,200

pdp.at

$1,904

onlinehaendler.de

$1,088

tortendekoration.de

$1,904

invaluable.co.za

$1,000

adback.de

$1,768

rentclub.at

$1,000

Elsewhere, NameJet jettisoned Run.tv at $2,900
and 582.cc at $2,700 while DomainLore.co.uksold Harp.co.uk ($2,124), Benefits.co.uk ($1,364) and
CreditCard.org.uk ($1,019). Go Daddy/Afternic answered
with iSport.tv at $2,100 and Kairos.us at
$1,400.

In addition, NameFleet.com.au posted $1,535
for AffiliateMarketing.com.au and $1,068 for Binary-Options.com.au
while Rocketna.me banked $1,500 for Vi.et and
Flippa found $1,100 with New.io.

If there are country code extensions in our report
that you are not familiar with, you can look up the nation each
extension goes with here.

Non .com gTLDs (.biz, .info, .mobi,
.net, .org, .asia, .pro & .tel)

The champagne corks were popping at the non
.com gTLD party after that blockbuster $3 million sale
of Sex.xxx - the new 2014 leader in this category and one
it is hard to envision anyone catching. That landmark sale and a
trio of five-figure sales that you also saw in the all extension
section earlier lead our expanded Non .Com gTLD Top 40 Sales Chart
with the highest sale in this group that you haven't seen yet, Bid.net
at $8,900 via NameJet, rounding out the first five.

Go Daddy/Afternic rang up four of the next five
sales including three in a row with #6 BCY.net ($7,888),
#7 DBS.org ($6,500) and #8 OnlineCasinos.mobi ($5,000).
They also tied with NameJet for #9 with ThinkLab.org
matching NameJet's $3,788 sale of 888.asia.

The extension race was a close one with the .nets
nipping the .orgs 19 to 17 in chart entries. Here's how all of the Non .Com gTLD leaders
stacked up for the week ending Sunday, June 1: